Chapter 19: Thanks
When he saw Tan Xuan again, although his expression was serious and there was no trace of smile, Li Jianyang thought he was much more pleasing to the eye. Although the tone of his words was very bad, he felt endless gratitude in his heart and quietly put the knife back into his pocket.
Tan Xuan kicked the spinning plate away and said with a cold face, "Don't you understand what I say? Go home now and don't be so arrogant. Do you want me to send you away?"
The plate smashed to pieces with a loud bang. Suddenly, a strong wind blew at the intersection, passing by everyone and blending into the night. Only then did everyone come back to their senses from their shock.
"What's going on here?"
"What the hell is he thinking? Why did he mess up our activities?"
Everyone pointed at Tan Xuan, including the three girls who came with Tan Xuan. The activity had just reached a mysterious and exciting part when it was suddenly interrupted by him. It was really a disappointment, especially for Wu Xuesong and Zhao Kexin, who were almost cursing in public. After a long time, they were disrupted by the person in front of them before it was their turn.
After all, he brought it here himself, so Su Cheng was more embarrassed than the others. He smiled apologetically at the others, then grabbed Tan Xuan's arm and asked, "Tan Xuan, what are you doing?"
"Let's go, it's getting late." Tan Xuan didn't explain anything and just pulled Su Cheng away.
"Stop, are you planning to leave like this?" Wu Xuesong stretched out his hand to stop Tan Xuan, his face looking very ugly. Then he turned his head to look at Li Jianyang, who was the organizer and had the final say on whether to let him leave or not.
Tan Xuan ignored Wu Xuesong, but turned to look at Li Jianyang and asked, "Do you still want to continue?"
Li Jianyang, still in shock, shook his head, "No, it's getting late, let 's go, we should go back too."
"Let's go."
Tan Xuan pulled Su Cheng without saying anything and asked her two sisters to leave.
Li Jianyang also quickly drove away with the remaining few indignant people. As for the stall of things they brought, he simply threw them away and did not let those people pick them up. He left even faster than Tan Xuan. Before Tan Xuan's car turned around, he had already driven away quickly into the night.
Looking at the taillights of the car disappearing in front of him, Su Cheng was very puzzled, "What happened to Li Jianyang? Why is he walking in such a hurry, as if he was chased by a dog?"
Tan Xuan sneered, "He can't help but be anxious, he's afraid that he'll be in danger. Humph! He dares to show off after learning only a little bit, and wants to risk his life when pleading doesn't work. He's really ignorant and fearless."
"What do you mean?" Su Cheng became even more confused after hearing Tan Xuan's words.
Tan Xuan glanced at Su Cheng and turned the car onto the road. "Stop talking about him. Throw away the things you are wearing. We should leave too."
"What is that?" Su Cheng was stunned for a moment, then took out the talisman Li Jianyang gave her and asked, "Are you talking about this talisman? What's wrong with this talisman? What kind of talisman is this?"
"Don't take things given to you by others casually in the future, otherwise it will easily cause trouble. That is a sun-shading charm, which is used to cover the yang energy in your body. It will do you no good to keep it on your body."
"Ah!" Su Cheng quickly opened the car window and threw the talisman in his hand out.
Su Cheng's two sisters were still a little hesitant about whether to throw it away. They planned to keep it as a souvenir of this event, and it would be hard to bear to throw it away. Su Cheng told them that it was right to listen to Tan Xuan, because Tan Xuan was a magician, so they chose to believe him and threw the talisman out of the car.
The car drove onto the main road, and Su Cheng asked Tan Xuan again: "You just said that Li Jianyang was in danger. Did you interrupt us on purpose to help us? Could it be that there was really..."
Tan Xuan snorted and laughed, "Don't you know whether there is any? People say that walking at night is afraid of encountering ghosts, but you are different, running here in the middle of the night to invite ghosts."
"You said that the Yin God we invited is a ghost?" Not only Su Cheng, but even the two people in the back row widened their eyes. There was no panic in their expressions, but they seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied because they were deceived.
"Humans are yang, and ghosts are yin. When you hear Li Jianyang mention the yin spirit, you should be able to guess which kind he is inviting. He even burns incense and paper. The yin is strong and the yang is weak here, so it's hard not to invite one."
"So did we really invite a ghost just now?"
"Who else can answer your questions? Do you also think that was Li Jianyang's trick? You believe in ghosts and gods but don't respect them, you guys."
Tan Xuan shook his head and stopped talking midway.
"Then Li Jianyang..."
"He's fine. He and his girlfriend are just a little frightened. You don't have to worry. It's nothing serious. Go home, take a shower, have a good sleep, and do what you need to do."
Tan Xuan thought Su Cheng and the others were scared, so he tried to comfort them. However, the three women in the car disappointed him.
"It turns out that Yin Shen is a ghost. It turns out that ghosts really exist. I thought they were gods."
"Yes, the name sounds so impressive."
"Alas! It's a pity that we didn't see what the ghost looks like. Tan Xuan, can you open your third eye? Can you let us see a ghost?"
"Yeah, let us see it too. We didn't see it today..."
"See ghosts? I'll open your third eye?" Tan Xuan smiled and shook his head. They were indeed a group of people who didn't know the seriousness of the matter. They really didn't know how to write the word "fear". So he asked Su Cheng in return: "Have you forgotten the person who called me at your brother-in-law's house? She used some methods to see ghosts, but she was tortured so badly that she almost couldn't take care of herself."
"ah!"
Thinking of the two phone calls he heard, Su Cheng shook his head vigorously, "Forget it, I'd better think of other ways."
"Are there any other ways?" Tan Xuan was speechless, and did not stop them from "seeking knowledge". They could do whatever they wanted. If ghosts were so easy to see, they would have by now. But Tan Xuan just said it in his heart, and did not say anything that might make them unhappy.
On the way back, the three women had something to talk about. After all, tonight's activities were not in vain. The three of them squeezed into the back seat and whispered to each other. Maybe the topic revolved around the answer Su Cheng asked for. They were afraid that Tan Xuan would hear it, so they asked Tan Xuan to turn up the music in the car.
It was almost dawn after sending the three women home. Because the three excited women did not go home directly, they dragged Tan Xuan to have a midnight snack that almost lasted all night. Fortunately, they all stayed at Su Cheng's place, otherwise it would have taken Tan Xuan even longer to send them home one by one.
Women are born to be pampered, and men feel happy when they spend money. But Tan Xuan was very depressed because he spent money on a woman who was not his. He did not feel happy, but felt that he was a sucker. In order not to be a free driver, he not only missed work but also spent money on gas and meals. The most annoying thing was that he was laughed at for not drinking.
Tan Xuan, who had returned home and was about to take a shower and go to bed, received a phone call. Fortunately, although the call was from someone he disliked, it still brought him good news - he was invited to dinner tonight.
If Xiao Di invited Tan Xuan at other times, Tan Xuan would definitely refuse, because he thought that they were not close enough to sit together for dinner, and he did not think he had any reason to be invited. The illness was treated by Lu Zhengyang, and the money was paid by Xiao Di himself. If he insisted that there was a relationship, at most he gave him a free ride. But Tan Xuan agreed very readily, because he spent a lot of money yesterday, and he planned to eat some at Xiao Di's place today as compensation.
The place where Xiao Di invited them was a hot pot restaurant called "Shu Wangye". They had agreed to meet at six o'clock, but Tan Xuan arrived at half past five. Fortunately, Xiao Di arrived just as he was about to enter the door.
"Why are you here so early?" Xiao Di walked over and asked with a smile.
"There's nothing I can do. I'm a driver and I'm not used to being waited for." Tan Xuan said self-deprecatingly.
After not seeing her for a few days, Xiao Di's complexion has returned to normal. Both her expression and temperament are completely different from her previous sickly look. Although she is wearing no makeup and is dressed casually, it cannot hide her charm at all. Especially at this moment, she is smiling, which instantly outshines the people around her.
"Let's go in."
"Let's go."
Although Xiao Di's words were very kind, Tan Xuan's attitude towards her remained the same. After all, he was only trying to get his money back this time, and it had nothing to do with anyone else.
This hot pot restaurant is not small, and its business is pretty good. Although it was just lunchtime, it was the weekend, so there were already quite a few people in the restaurant. The two did not go to the private room upstairs, but just found a seat near the corner in the scattered seats on the first floor.
Xiao Di smiled and explained to Tan Xuan: "There are many people downstairs, and the yang energy is strong, which is more suitable for me."
Tan Xuan laughed and said, "It's fine as long as you think it's appropriate. I'm here just to eat your meal, so it doesn't matter where I sit."
"So what do you eat?"
"casual."
"What do you want to eat?"
"casual."
"That's what you said, I can order whatever I want." Xiao Di smiled slyly and scanned the code to order food.
Soon the waiter brought the pot base, and looking at the thick layer of chili, Tan Xuan couldn't help grinning. When he saw the waiter brought plates of pig brains, pig intestines, and chicken butts, Tan Xuan's mouth was almost grinning to his ears.
"You're treating me to these?"
"Hahaha...eat, you're welcome, I ordered a lot." Seeing Tan Xuan being humiliated, Xiao Di laughed very happily.
Noisy and laughing though it was, how could Xiao Di let his guests suffer a real setback at a thank-you banquet? After a while, the waiter brought plates of beef, mutton, shrimp balls, tripe and crispy pork, so much so that there was no more room on the shelf next to them.
“Order so much?”
"Otherwise how can I express my sincerity? Let's have a drink." Xiao Di picked up the sour plum juice on the table, gestured to Tan Xuan, then smiled awkwardly.
"I'm sorry, I don't drink these days, and I forgot to ask you what you drink."
Tan Xuan picked up the sour plum juice in front of him and said, "I don't drink alcohol either, so this is good."
"Really?" Xiao Di stared at Tan Xuan with big eyes, "I'm sincerely inviting you today, please don't be polite, you won't be able to have this chance again if you miss this opportunity."
"Why should I be polite to you? I'm here today just to make you broke."
Tan Xuan directly put a plate of meat into the boiling pot, and then waited anxiously. When the meat was finally cooked and Tan Xuan was about to eat it, his cell phone rang again.
"Brother, have you read the Spring and Autumn Annals? Brother, have you drunk boiled wine?"
